Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1182

A project manager is initiating an agile project for which some external components will be delivered by vendors. One of the vendors, however, will be unable to deliver its component in an incremental, collaborative way.
How should the project manager handle this situation?

Answer options

• A. Submit a request to the project sponsor to have the vendor replaced with a vendor who can work following an agile approach.
• B. Ask the project management office (PMO) to abandon using an agile approach on the project to accommodate the vendor.
• C. Have the vendor deliver the component using another approach, then integrate it into the project without changing the overall agile approach.
• D. Ask the product owner to move the component to the product backlog to be addressed after the work using an agile approach has been completed.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because it allows for the integration of the vendor's component without compromising the overall agile framework of the project. Option A is incorrect as replacing the vendor may not be feasible or necessary. Option B is not ideal since it undermines the agile approach that the project is based on. Option D delays the component's delivery unnecessarily when it could be integrated using a different method.